diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/HostManager.java b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/HostManager.java
index 69b0d34d31569e1209eaf16559a9a62963083a84..5d9b4c8bb2fd6f290b7925392bfd8aba3bc209ab 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/HostManager.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/HostManager.java
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ Set<Host> getHosts() throws TskCoreException {
 	 * 
 	 * @param dataSource The data source to look up the host for.
 	 * 
-	 * @return Optional with host.  Optional.empty if no matching host is found.
+	 * @return The host for this data source (will not be null).
 	 * 
-	 * @throws TskCoreException 
+	 * @throws TskCoreException if no host is found or an error occurs.
 	 */
 	Host getHost(DataSource dataSource) throws TskCoreException {